The summary of the Berlin Airlift was The Berlin Airlift on (June 28, 1948, to May 12, 1949) was the response of the United States and Great Britain to the Soviet Union’s blockade of Berlin, Germany, the first major international crisis of the cold war between the Soviets and the West. Over the course of nearly a year, the U.S. Air Force and the British Royal Air Force delivered millions of tons of food and other necessities to the beleaguered people of Berlin.After Germany surrendered in May 1945, the country was divided into four temporary zones of occupation, with the Soviets occupying eastern Germany, while France, Great Britain, and the United States occupied the more westerly regions. The German capital, Berlin, was likewise divided into four occupation zones. The problem, though, was that Berlin was located about a hundred miles within the Soviet zone of occupation.Over the next years, Berlin was the scene of considerable turmoil as Communists and supporters of Western democracy vied for power.